Chapter eleven: the freezing unknown.

"Hey, wake up"

"Is she… you know…dead?"

"No, but she will be soon if we don't get her near some heat."

Three men in heavy fur coats lift Akemi's body and set her by the fire. They all set around in silence, for hours, hoping she will wake up.

"Hey! She's moving!"

"Back up, give her some space."

Two of them back up, but one of them puts the back of his hand on her fore head.

"She's still cold"

Akemi slowly opens her eyes.

"I…am..I..dead?"

"No, you stopped breathing for awhile, but we were able to help you."

She tries to sit up, but is to weak.

"You need to rest" the man says.

"Who…who are you?"

"I am Arrluk" he points to a huge, brute of a man. "This is Nanuq, he may not seem it, but he is one of the most intelligent humans in the world." He finally points to a skinnier fellow, eating a cabbage. "And this is Onartak, he eats A LOT."

Akemi finally gathers the strength to sit up.

"Thank you guy's for helping me. If not for you I'd be dead."

"It's no problem" Arrluk says.

Onartak hands Akemi a large piece of cabbage and she eats it, taking her time.

Avani firebends snow out of the way as her and Tatkret inch closer to the cliff, but the sun starts to set.

"Hey Avani, maybe we should wait until the morning to head up there, we may be in for a fight."

"Hmm, I think your right. We should."

Avani earthbends a shelter and then creates a fire"

They both sit in the shelter, fire crackling and dark. Avani sits Indian style across from tatkret.

"So, do you think we'll find her?" Avani asks.

"Of course."

"Hey… Avani. Can I ask you something?"

"sure, go ahead"

Tatkret scratches the top of his head.

"Never mind." He says quickly.

"Aww, c'mon"

"No its nothing"

"fine, im gonna go to sleep then."

"Night"

"Night"

The sunset turns red behind the fog and snow, and Tatkret goes to sleep worrying about Akemi.

The morning arrives quickly, and Avani and Tatkret abandon their shelter in search of Akemi. They reach the cliff and stare at it for a minute before trudging up.

"Damn, this is a tall cliff" Tatkret says.

They reach the top, and see the smoldering remains of what was once a fire.

"Shit! They left."

Just as tatkret says that, a huge crash echoes across the plains.

They both take off, franticly hoping to find their lost friend.

Authors note: sorry for the shortness of this chapter, but im very tired. Also i did not spell check this chapter.